Vatican Connections: December 6, 2013

Friday, December 6, 2013

Alicia Ambrosio

Pope Francis decided to create a Vatican commission for the protection of minors, a cardinal involved in Curial reform announced this week. Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston told reporters on Thursday that the eight member Council of Cardinals which advises the pope on curial reform, had proposed the creation of a commission for the protection […]

Vatican Connections: Assisi, C8 Meetings, and more

Friday, October 4, 2013

Alicia Ambrosio

On the surface, it may appear that the theme of this week at the Vatican was “reform.” The Council of Cardinals appointed by the pope to help him study and find ways to fix the Roman Curia – among other things- met for the first time this week. The three days of meetings […]

The C8 Adventure Begins!

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Salt + Light Media

“This discernment takes time. For example, many think that changes and reforms can take place in a short time. I believe that we always need time to lay the foundations for real, effective change. And this is the time of discernment. Sometimes discernment instead urges us to do precisely what you had at first thought […]